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Philippe Charriol

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'I am a man without routine. I never know where my things are. I'm an organised man, but having so many places to go, I'm always misplacing things. I'm a real sans domicile fixe. By travelling around the world for so many years, I've acquired so many places to live that I'm a real citizen of the world. I'm constantly moving from one house to another. I go from Aspen to New York to London to Paris, Geneva, Bangkok, Hong Kong, so I live out of suitcases and tend to leave part of them here and there.

Today, someone brought me 10 suits that I'd left somewhere, but now I don't have the accessories to go with them and it's a big problem. I'm normally up around 7am, but last night, I forgot to switch off my telephone and I was woken at 4am with, 'Hey, Philippe!'

When I wake up, I go to the sauna. I do a lot of sauna. Before I go to bed, even if it's 2am, I'll go to the sauna. I try to organise my wardrobe the night before because I get very excited in the morning and I'm always late because it takes time to match all the accessories. Black is easy but I rarely wear black - and as soon as you don't go black, it's a big headache.

Shoes, glasses, watch, jewellery, belt, ring - I think very fast, but I have to find it all and that takes time. When I'm in Geneva, I like to pick the car of the day. I have many cars and which one I choose depends on the weather. It's always a big problem starting the car because I can never find the key. I love open cars; I enjoy the air and sun.

I don't set an alarm clock, so they expect me in the office when they see me. I work late, so I show up whenever I want, usually between 9am and 11am. I like a good, well-organised breakfast. I'm a good eater. I don't like to miss lunch. I don't like to miss anything for the simple reason that, first, I have a good appetite, and second, like everyone else, I like to keep in shape. If I miss a meal, a couple of hours later I'll jump on junk food - and that'll do a lot of damage.

I don't like to stay long at the table; I'm quite a quick eater. I like wine and if I drink it with lunch, I'll fall asleep, but I love to do siesta. I'm very Mediterranean, so if I can have my siesta, this is perfect for me.

I don't have e-mail, I don't have a computer. I know my staff know how it works and I know they know I don't know how it works. I have an e-mail address and everything goes to my personal assistant. She prints off the important messages, throws away the garbage and takes care of

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